My HTPC Client
Hardware:
- Silverstone LC10
- Seasonic S12 380W
- ECS N2U400-A
- AMD Sempron 2400+
- Stock heatsink with SilenX 80mm fan
- Crucial 512MB PC2700 RAM
- Sansung Spinpoint 160GB
- Samsung DVD-ROM
- Gigabyte 6600 (fanless)
Software:
- Microsoft Windows XP MCE
- Snapstream Beyond TV Link 4
- Snapstream Beyond Media
- nvidia Purevideo Decoder
Silverstone LC10 Case
- Low cost, silent, tower case
- 5.25″ external drive bays: 3
- 3.25″ internal drive bays: 4
- 120mm intake fan
- Review: SilentPCReview.com
Seasonic S12 380W Power Supply
- Efficient, quiet power supply
ECS N2U400-A Motherboard
- nvidia nforce2 chipset
- Good motherboard for the price
AMD Sempron 2400+ CPU
- Nice, cheap CPU
- Might replace soon to help when viewing HD content
Stock AMD heatsink w/ SilenX 80mm
- Put a 80mm SilenX fan on the stock CPU heatsink, using a 60mm to 80mm adapter.
- Works pretty nicely
Crucial 512MB PC2700 RAM
- 2 sticks in dual channel
Samsung Spinpoint 160GB Hard Drive
- Used for operating system and programs only
Samsung DVD-ROM
- Reliable, silent DVD drive
Gigabyte 6600 AGP Video Card
- Fanless “Silentpipe” design
- Unofficial standard for viewing HD content
Microsoft Windows XP MCE
- Operating system
Snapstream Beyond TV Link 4
- Software used to stream recorded and LiveTV from my HTPC server
- Product Link
Snapstream Beyond Media
- Software used to stream music and photos from my HTPC server
- Also used to organize DVD’s stored on this client with the DVD Library plugin
- Product Link
nvidia Purevideo Decoder
- Used to playback recorded TV shows (in mpeg2 format) and DVD’s (in their native format)
- Product Link
What I'm reading...- It's already begun: iPhone 3G line starting in New York City
- Microsoft Takes Over The Green Button
- The Media Center Show #163 - Stream DVDs to Extenders
- Linksys announces WRT610N simultaneous dual-N band router
- Silicon Image Si9251 debuts InstaPort fast HDMI switching tech
- Apple lops $500 off the price of SSD-based MacBook Air
- Roku serves up Netflix Player source code
- Widget Watch: Get Organized for free
- Elgato says no to voluntary DRM broadcast flags
- Swurl Aggregates Your Online Activity in a Calendar [Aggregation]
- What I'm doing...
- g808: Reinstalled Vista and setup Media Center with the HDHomeRun (unencrypted digital cable) on the XPS 420. Now just need the CableCARD tuners.
- g808: Spent 2 hours on the phone with Dell support today to get my CableCARD tuners re-ordered. Can't wait to take the customer support survey.
- g808: Had a great 4th of July steak dinner. Now spending time with the XPS 420. Re-installing Vista to get rid of all the Dell crapware.
- g808: My Dell XPS 420 came today. CableCARD tuner order still canceled. Still waiting for snail mail from Dell finance to get the order uncanceled
- g808: New blog post: links for 2008-07-03 http://tinyurl.com/6oxee8
- g808: New blog post: links for 2008-07-02 http://tinyurl.com/6mtr68
- g808: My Dell XPS 420 is being delivered today, but the CableCARD tuners order is still canceled due to Dell financing mess-up.
- g808: Friday cannot come too soon.
- g808: New blog post: links for 2008-07-01 http://tinyurl.com/6bg92m
- g808: Up from my nap. Hope that doesn't mess up my sleep schedule.
- tank.tumblr.com...
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